ISIS military commander of Baghdad killed in airstrike
ISIS Emir of Diwan al-Mal killed in the western coast of Mosul.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A drone airstrike killed on Monday Islamic State’s so-called “military commander of the states of Iraq and Diyala,” according to media officials with the Ministry of Defense.
The commander, nicknamed Abu Mariam, was killed in a drone attack in Tarimiya, north of Baghdad, the officials reported.
ISIS has been witnessing several losses in lives and space since Iraqi joint forces and US-led coalition forces began an extensive campaign in mid October to liberate ISIS-held regions, most notably the city of Mosul, Nineveh, the group’s most outstanding and last bastion in the country.
Reports confirmed that the group lost on Monday its senior propaganda movie maker, Shehata al-Masry, and its chief treasurer, Fares Abu Bakr in security offensives in Mosul.
The group had also ceased to refer to Mosul as the capital of its proclaimed “Caliphate” and is reported to have been transferring its fighters’ families outside the city.